Fountain-brush.



J. HECHI & c. clzENFE'LD'.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. l2, |9|5 RENEWED )iwf-12.1917.

Patented Feb. 2r, 1917.

n Dudo/Lf specification.

sponge in place of 'the brush.

" STATES PATENT OFFICE- JosEFHEcHT AND CHARLES CIZENFELJ, `0F BALTIMORE. MARYr-.Ani sli-In:orznivrnni) if Ass1GNoR,-,BYIMEsNE AssienMmrrsz To SAID ECHT.

FOUNTAIN jeansH. Y

To all whomlzft v ay concern: v

`Bev it known that we', JOSEF HECHT and CHARLES ClENrELD, citizens of the United States of America, residing' at Baltimore,

in the State or' Maryland. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain-Brushes, of which the following is 4a `This invention relates to a bath brush-ol the fountain type, which may be connected. to either a taucet of the city water system or to any' other source of supply. One ofthe objects of this invention is.1 to

provide a brush which'can be disassembledl and used as' a shower.

Another obj ect of this invention is to provide a' brush which can be used with. soap without the inconvenience of `handling the soap and` without waste Other objects of this invention Vwill be set forth in the detailed descriptionl which follows.

brush with the upper part 'raised and the bottom part 'in engagement with the central portion.

Fig. 2 discloses the brush assembled and with certain parts cutaway thereby disclos- ,ing so'ap within the receptacle formed by the Aupper.v and central portions "of the' brush, 4the lower portion being .disengaged fromthe spring clips ofl the central portion.

Fig. 3 discloses a modified form ofcentral and lower portions of the brush carrying a Referring to the drawings the numeral 5 designates a flexible connection, such as a rubber hose, which is adapted to be secured to the source of water supply. The numeral 6 designates 'a tubular member to which the member-5 is connected. The upper portion of olur device consists of a ring-shaped member'7 which is. connectedwith the tubular portion 6 by a crown 8.

At the junction of the portions 7 and 8 there is inserted across the entire crown 8 a perforated member 9 which when the upper portion is used separately 4acts as a y shower. Upon the ring 7, there is provided --projections 10 which assist in rotating the ..55

upper portionpwith relation 4togtlna-'xceI'itZr-al 'readily seen. It it is desired to use soap,'

.tary motivo-n, the'. brush portion will revolve which will cause the soap-to be slight yv y' A ountain brush lcomprising an l Specification of Lettersx'Patent. Patented l1917; Application file'd November512, 1915, Serial No. 61,041.l Renewed January 12., 1917. o. 142v,1'1i5.` I

of ourrdevice consists of ring-like',ineinbe'rf 11.. 'whiehhas an inturned flange l2 and is provided near its lower edge with spring` clips 13. At its upper edge'bayonet slots 1li" are provided, the same acting. as locking` means for retaining the upper portion of our device in engagement withthecentral por-I tion." y f Te provide a brush portion or as heretofore called the lower portion 15, which consists of a meinber'adapted to retain bristles 1G. -This .member 15, isprovided with a rigid head'piece 17, which is'perforated as shown at'18. f

The member lis also provided with perorations '19 which 'register with perforations 18.

In order. that a better understanding of this invention can be had, wefdescribe the operation as follows-z v The pipe Zr is attached tothe source ofV supply andv tothe tubular member 6 .and the brushassembled by dropping the upper portion of thefdevice'as shown in Figs'l, into the central 'portion and slightly turning.. so

as to lock the parts together. lVater will then` flow through the brush as will be the upperportion is released from the cencentral portion'by releasing the springl.-

that the head 17 engages the inturned ilange reception of a cake of soap between lthe upper and central members. When the waterl is turned on and the brush used with a roabraded by its engagement 'between the per A orated `member 9 andthe head piece 17, which will result'in a good lather.- If vit isdesiredto use the brush as -a'-shower, theflQO central and lower portions are entirely removed. l lVe do not desire to limit ourselves to the specific construction'here shown, as. it'will lne/'understood that various changes in the 105 structural details may be made withoit al Adeparture from the spirit and scopev ofjthe 'invention'.

v Whatwe claim is:

.8.5 l tral portion andsoap inserted therebetween A while the lower portion is separated'from the upper shower portion having Van inletat one'end andan openrlng at'lts opposite'end, a per dre'al perforated lower portion revolubly" and longitudinally.movably mounted within tle sald flange,ydetael1able',spr1ng chp supportmg means for the sald lower port1on y'outwardly carried by said central portion,

and a retaining' perforated headpiece upon said lower portion 'within the said central portmn lnwardly of saldl flange, a soapsudsmg chamber belngformed between sald perforated'plalte and head piecerwhen Said lower portlon 1s 1n lts-lowered posltlon dlsengaged irom sa1dsupport1ng means.`

IIn testimony whereof 'We affix our signav tures.' a

' 'JOSEF HECHT.

GHARLS CIZENFELD. 

